Comments on: Fashion 2.0 | Not all fashion blogs are created equal

By: SmokeEate

SmokeEate — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:38:01 +0000

Hello, as you can see this is my first post here.
In first steps it is very nice if somebody supports you, so hope to meet friendly and helpful people here. Let me know if I can help you.
Thanks and good luck everyone! ;)

By: Anjli

Anjli — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:49:01 +0000

Although I don’t comment all the time, I’d like to think of myself as one of the loyal readers of this blog: I check it every day for new posts.
And, to agree with BoF, the reason why this is one of the few blogs that I do read is because it does put forth a unique opinion.
Here are two other blogs that I read on a daily basis (or as often as there are new posts):
http://www.counterfeitchic.com: an interesting commentary on the intersection of fashion and law.
http://www.decadesinc.blogspot.com: the blog for the vintage couture store Decades, in Los Angeles. I’ve learned a lot about vintage fashions from reading this blog.
Imran, keep doing what you’re doing.
= )

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:31:20 +0000

What do you all expect? The quality in fashion blogging is a mirror image of fashion itself. You have good lines, crappy lines, sweatshop produced knock off lines, just like fashion blogging. One begets the other; why expect anything different? Likewise, it would appear there’s the sour grapes contingent. One catty designer (blogger) complains another designer (blogger) is encroaching or degrading the field. The point is, if there weren’t a market (audience) for the product line (blog), it’ll cease to exist or limp along on its way to a ghastly death. If you don’t like it, perhaps that’s your call to action. In my case, I seek to prevent ghastly fashion by helping designers start clothing lines intelligently and ethically. It’s useful to consumers in evaluating products too. Now, if were there only one to be as useful in assisting fashion bloggers in polishing their craft… heh. http://www.fashion-incubator.com ~Nurture people, not products~

By: JetSetSocialite

JetSetSocialite — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:03:58 +0000

What makes blogging interesting is that every writer has a different point of view. BOF is becoming the authority on the business of fashion, I find myself reading it more than WWD. I guess what I’m trying to say is, we can all be fashion bloggers as long as we have our own take on fashion.

By: natanya

natanya — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:41:34 +0000

Blogging is very subjective and personal, it is impportant to remember that it does not have to be any one thing. When I started a fashion blog I was looking to do something different than just report on trends, shopping, and fashion shows. Our blog focuses more on the behind the scenes of the garment center in NYC and is written by actual designers about the industry. If your interested please check it out; http://www.39thandbroadway.com/

By: jennine

jennine — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:39:07 +0000

oh sorry, i didn’t see the last post from bof… and i just read daliahs comment, which my post is in response to. i just think that what inside the tents was doing was a good step in developing something new. it’s not perfect, but if we waited until something was perfect nothing would ever happen. i’m only sad that we dont’ have similar movements in europe because there is so much going on on this side of the pond…

By: jennine

jennine — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:32:46 +0000

fair enough, it’s alright to use old quotes. people do it all the time. as far as offering a unique point of view… your point has been discussed countless times in the mainstream media over a period of years…. the only difference here is you’re a fashion blog, and like it or not, you’re guilty of the same thing you are criticizing.

By: Business of Fashion

Business of Fashion — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:59:03 +0000

@Jenine: Michael’s quote was an original quote from an interview conducted by one of the contributors to BoF. Incidentally, this site has always been a huge supporter of blogs and independent publishers, but that does not mean we can’t aim to push things higher and better. We have no reason or desire to pander to mainstream media. We agree, by the way. At some stage there’s going to be a convergence of mainstream media and independent media. All the more reason to up our game!

By: Rachael

Rachael — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:39:38 +0000

Thanks for the information…I bookmarked your site, and I appreciate your time and effort to make your blog a success!

By: Dahlia

Dahlia — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:27:15 +0000

Quotes are used all the time in articles, books and magazines to support the author’s ideas. Take an example of proverbs being used to express one’s feelings in a concise way, yet these could’ve been written 50-60 years ago and are still relevant today. Original content isn’t necessarily defined as “never seen before,” I believe original content is more so in having a new take on the topic at hand by giving a different angle instead of always jumping in the same bandwagon.